I know so many people think my music is quite influenced by Animal Collective, but honestly I think maybe the factor is that we're both influenced by the same stuff.

You don't need to drink if you have emotional problems.

When I started having a couple of beers and loosening up, I realized how many years I had wasted going back to my hotel room alone when I could have gone and just had a beer or two.

I don't leave my room, and all I am surrounded by are guitars and equipment, y'know? It's not always the best place to be.

As a homosexual, my job is simply to sodomize mediocrity.

You're always as a musician trying to shock yourself or create music that's maybe even too weird for your own taste.

A lot of bands wanna do something new all the time and never repeat themselves, but I'm not so interested in that. If I feel like I can do it better the second time, I'll give it another shot.